Summary
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a semi-autonomous agency within the United States (U.S.) Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to conduct supplemental DU manufacturing in three commercial facilities: (1) the Teledyne Brown Engineering (TBE) Test and Demonstration Facility (TDF), located at 350 Centrifuge Way in Oak Ridge, approximately 0.75 miles northeast of Y-12; (2) the Manufacturing Sciences Corporation (MSC) facility, located at 804 S. Illinois Avenue in Oak Ridge, approximately 0.7 miles northeast of Y-12; and (3) the Aerojet Ordnance Tennessee (AOT) facility, located at 1367 Old State Route 34 in Jonesborough, Tennessee, approximately 100 miles east of Y-12.
Public Comment Opportunities
NNSA invites the public to review and comment on a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for Off-Site Depleted Uranium Manufacturing (Offsite DU Manufacturing EA) (DOE/EA-2252). In the Draft Offsite DU Manufacturing EA, NNSA analyzes the potential impacts associated with depleted uranium manufacturing at facilities located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and Jonesborough, Tennessee. Based on the results of the EA, NNSA will determine whether to prepare an environmental impact statement or a finding of no significant impact as appropriate.
The Draft Offsite DU Manufacturing EA is available for comment until August 31, 2024.
Please submit written comments on the Draft EA by August 31, 2024.
By email to: [email protected]
By U.S. mail to:
NNSA NEPA Document Manager
Attn: DU Draft EA
P.O. Box 2050
Oak Ridge, TN 37831
Comments will not be accepted over the telephone or facsimile.